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investor-owned cos forecast another peak yr; C S Stackpole comments
Rockefeller denounces those who take growth rate issue lightly, statement apparently rebutting Nixon; restates program
CLEVELAND, June 25 -- With Jimmy Piersall limiting his histrionics to one spectacular catch in the outfield, the Indians concentrated on baseball and turned back the Yankees, 4-1, before a Ladies' Day crowd of 40,038 at Municipal Stadium today.
PITTSBURGH, June 25 -- The first-place Pittsburgh Pirates resorted to second-line pitching today and squeezed past the last-place Chicago Cubs, 7 -- 6, before 20,428 fans.
Berlo of the Foxcatcher Farms was a popular filly with the favorite players among the 35,279 fans at Belmont Park yesterday. Established as the heavy choice to win the Coach- ing Club American Oaks, she came through admirably.
1960Mark Durkan, Irish politician[†]
Mark Durkan is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002, and the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010. He contested the Dublin constituency for Fine Gael at the 2019 European Parliament election.
1960The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland.[†]
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate, was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast and Abyssinia. From 1940 to 1941, it was part of Italian East Africa.
1960Madagascar gains its independence from France.[†]
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country, and the 46th largest country overall. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]